Artemisia 1 of Caria - Bonnie's Middle Eastern Gal Pick
Gals Guide
English - April 10, 2024 15:55 - 21 minutes - 23.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsHistory Arts Books Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Bonnie starts us off with an exploration of women in the Middle East. Artemisia 1 of Caria was a Queen of what is now Turkey. She commanded ships, was a friend of Xerxes 1, King of Persia and she's written about in Herodotus.